The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-09-30

was composed of practical representative men,
bent upon the single object OF nominating
good ticket, and for etftcting result so accept
able they deserve the highest credit.
The Convention was called to order a lie"
minutes past noon by VIM. |. Hill, ESQ, OF the
Central Committee, who was made temporary
chairman. Mr.. John Il. Fisher was elected
secretary. On motion of DR.. G. ID. Wilkinson,
a committee consisting of one each district was
appointed on credentials and permanent Or
ganization. After few minutes this commit
tee through Mr.. Stephen Gambrll reported
the credentials all correct and recommended
that the temporary officers be made permanent
Mr.. Hill made all earnest speech counselllnS
harmony, and his remarks elected warm ap-
plause.
as follows:
Evansville district-John p Turner. Mar
cellus Robey. Samuel G Maioy,W Hall:
Jr., Earnest Hyatt.
Badensburg district-Dr Charles A
Wells, George Coldenstroth. BENJAMIN u
Stephen. Frederick Gundling. f X Ray,
Marlboro district--William l. Hill.
Charles L. Clagett, Maurice +. Stalllngs,
John NJ. Talbert, Joseph Y. Wyvllle.
Nottingham distr:ct-William B Wilson.
James A Sweeney. DIR. G D Wilkinson. w
Fletcher Perrie, James f Baden.
Piscataway district--Wm D Barry, Jas
: Carroll. Edward w Young, William NJ
Edelen, Roger Manning.
Spaldings district-Arthur Is Suit. lhos
SOBER. II b Middleton. VIM + Grey, Ihos
Bayne.
Queen Anne district-Wm Berry. VIM
r Wickham. Isaac Wood, George Dove,
William d Bowie, Jr.
Aquaseo district-Benjamin PCraycroft.
JTW Compton, x A Estep. + A ward.
+ NJ Naylor.
Surratts Decentralization p Griffin.
Henry Clements, r L Ball. James ii
Shreeve, John Il jenkins, Sr.
Arthur Fulton. Edward Phelps, j w
Whiteside, Stephen Gambrill.
Brandywine distrlct-Charles Early.
VIM NJ Wilson, W A Gibbons, G Town
shend. J Naylor Walls.
Oxon Hill dstrict-Bernard kerby,
Jeremiah 4 Grimes, Henry Marden, Jas
p Dean, John Il Fisher.
Kent distric:-Isaac G Magruder. Angus
tus Yost. Edward Magruder, Jr., Sydney F
Marshall, Jeremiah Duckett, Jr.
Bowie district-Joshua L Clarke. Thos
Wells, Thos F Billopp, } w Hicks. Frank
B Leurs.
A motion that the vote be taken by ballot
was carried.
Dr Chas. A. Wells and VIM. NJ. Wilson,
Esq, were appointed tellers.
The chairman then announced that nomina-
lions for candidates for the House of Delegates
were in order-The names of Messrs. Frank I.
Brow ming, Francis NJ. Hall, Pinkney A. Scaggs
and Thomas H. Perrie were placed before the
Convention.
vote by ballot resulted as follows: Mr..
Scaggs received AZ votes, Mr.. Pelre 20, MIR.
Hall 20, Mr. Browning "a.
The next in order were the nominations for
judges of the Orphans Court. Quite num-
Der of names we've mentioned but all were at
forwards Withdrawn except Messrs. Charles
Clagett, Phlander A. Bowen and DR.. l.. A.
Griffith, who were declared TO be the unani-
nous choice of the Convention.
The nominatio MS for County Commissioners
were as follows: Mr.. VIM. Edelen named C.
B. Boswell: Mr.. Marshall named Thomas
Berry, of Concord; Mr.. Middleton named Rich
J. Swami; Mr.. Compton named VIM. r. B.
Tuner; Mr.. MAJ den named John NJ. Roberts:
Mr.. Gambrill named Edward Phelps; Mr. c.
I. Clagett named VIM. w. Duley; Mr.. j. T.
Clarke named John Snowden; Mr.. Gibbons
named A. p. Hill.
DR.. Wells asked to be excused from acting
as teller and Mr.. VIM. ID. Bowie, j., was APP
pointed in his stead. The first ballot resulted
in the nomination of the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Thomas Berry, of C., II. j. Swami,
John Snowden, Vim. W. Duley and Edward
Phelps. These gentlemen re present respectfully
the following districts, Kent, Spaldings, Bowie,
Marlboro and Laurel.
On motion of DR.. 6. ID. Wilkinson, Richard
E. Br andt, Esq, of Piscataw ay district, was
declared lay reclamation to be the choice of the
Convention as tie candidate for States Attor-
ney.
DIR. Wilkinson LeAt nt minated y. &. Oar
nall, Of Bladensbulg, as the candidate for Sher-
if. DR.. Wells made All eloquent speech in.
secon ding tie nomination, saying that Mr..
Darnall was not only worthy and industrious
young man but also very popular with the vo-
tiers of his section.
When Nominations for Treasurer were an
nounced by the chairman to be in order Mr..
John NJ. Talbert nominated A. T. Brooke,
Esq, and Mr.. Fisher nominated James A.
Gregory. Esq, of Oxen Hill. The ballot re-
suited in the choice of Mr.. Brooke by vote
of A to %,
For County Surveyor, Mr.. Thns. F. hi lopp
was made the unanimous choice OF the Con
venton.
The thanks If the Democratic party are due
to the delegates composing the Convention for
the satisfactory result of their deliberations
All seemed bent upon acting for the best in
terests of the party, wilh' IL regard to personal
preferences, and the excellence of the ticket
proves how well their duties were p.rfor med